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I don't really pay attention to my macronutrition, beyond just having a general sense for it, but I'm at roughly 3000-4000 kCal daily, before alcohol, which, we
by nbadg 10y ago
I don't really pay attention to my macronutrition, beyond just having a general sense for it, but I'm at roughly 3000-4000 kCal daily, before alcohol, which, well, different subject entirely. I'm still at a deficit though, and still losing weight, even though (like you), I'm trying to gain.
That being said, meal planning and grocery shopping are some of my least favorite times of the week. It consumes a ridiculous amount of mental energy. I don't mind the cooking, even though my time is super short, but trying to simultaneous solve for budget + time + calorie ( + extras like "reduce meat consumption") constraints is really very tough.
- projektir 10y agoI generally have a problem with balancing shopping, storing, and cooking time wise. You need to buy the right amount of things, figure out more or less what you're doing to do with them, make sure you don't forget about them, and then hope it doesn't spoil on you in the wrong order. Then people wonder why many don't like cooking at home, especially with fresh ingredients. I'm a big fan of frozen/canned/packaged stuff for this reason... my chickpeas or soba with tofu never fail me. Or the frozen salmon fillets. But reportedly it's unhealthy.
- nbadg 10y agoI keep meaning to sit down and start writing a tool to help me with this, but I keep being too busy with other stuff. If you could combine a nutritionist with awareness of local grocery availability with budget and time (etc) requirements with recipe websites... You'd save me so, so much time and effort planning meals.